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TI-2026-75748 Aliases CVE-2026-98620GHSA-gfj4-2pq5-q7vj

Improper cleanup in MediaTek Ethernet driver crashes Linux kernel

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
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Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
Fixed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Linux kernel's MediaTek Ethernet driver mtk_eth_soc, from 4.9 before 6.6.158, is affected in its probe path. When register_netdev() fails for one of the devices, the error path skips unregistering the net_devices already registered, so they are freed while still registered. This leads to a kernel BUG_ON check failure, a denial of service.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: unregister net_devices in case of probe failure If register_netdev() fails for one of the MTK_MAX_DEVS devices in mtk_probe(), the error path jumps to err_deinit_ppe, skipping mtk_unreg_dev(). The previously registered net_devices are then freed by mtk_free_dev() while still in NETREG_REGISTERED state, hitting the BUG_ON(dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERED). Route the register_netdev() failure to err_unreg_netdev so the net_devices registered so far are properly unregistered before being freed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55 +2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.9 and later6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.9 and later Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

Update the Linux kernel to 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, or 7.3. The sources list no fixed version for kernels from 4.9 before 6.6.158 outside these branches.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.158, 6.12.112, 6.18.55, 7.2.9, 7.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 7 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-98620
  2. 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-gfj4-2pq5-q7vj
  3. 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
  4. 2026-10-21 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-21 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  6. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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